International Programme 5 (15*)

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International Programme 5 (15*) 6pm 28 October 2012 Cinema 3 (Beech St)
Tickets: Standard - £10.50 online / £11.50 on the door Barbican Members - £8.40 online / £9.20 on the door Concessions £9.50 online / £10.50 on the door subject to availability	sold out

The best of recently released short animated films from all over the world, carefully chosen from 2000-plus entries. They come in from every corner, they use every technique, they can be funny, dramatic, eye-popping, subdued, documentary or autobiographical. The one thing they have in common is that we think they’re the pick of the crop. There are also competition programmes focusing purely on abstract animation and longer shorts. A Different Perspective A visit from an alien life form results in a change of perspective in more ways than one. Ireland 2012 Dir Chris O’Hara 2 min Aalterate Diving into a coma, a female body experiences extreme inner tension. Its mutating silhouette gradually invades an empty space to a point of complete saturation. France/ Netherlands 2011 Dir Christobal de Oliveira 10 min Alimation A cool, cute little animated film made out of smarties, chocolates and yummy cake. France 2011 Dir Alexandre Dubosc 3 min Volli Pall Volli is a tour guide and susceptible to many paranormal activities. Estonia 2010 Dir Chintis Lundgren 12 min What else is the Bobby Pin good for? / Meg mire jo a hullamcsat? We usually throw out useless odds and ends but this object takes great offence at being forced to live in exile. Hungary 2010 Dir Roland Toth-Pocs 2 min Sweetheart/ Sizyj Golubochek A man passes the same train station at different stages of his life. Russia 2011 Dir Ekaterina Sokolova 12 min Countdown An animated ode to the golden age of space travel. UK / France 2011 Dir Celine Desrumaux 4 min Visitation Inspired by hearing wolves crying and simultaneously reading H.P. Lovecraft, Visitation unwinds through a dark landscape of unending life and death. USA 2011 Dir Suzan Pitt 9 min My Music Steve16 is trying to find a nice quiet place where he can listen to his music on his mp3 player. Portugal 2011 Dirs Tiago Albuquerque & Joao Braz 9 min At the Opera/En La Opera A very moving night at the opera. Argentina 2010 Dir Juan Pablo Zaramella 1 min Moxie A sad face, a dead bear, a subdued detective and a ‘lemon enema’. UK 2011 Dir Stephen Irwin 6 min Oedipus A stunning tour-de-force from the legendary Paul Driessen, animating at his absurdist best. A parody of the classic Greek myth with a few of the best known NFB characters thrown in to thicken and spice up the dish. Canada 2011 Dir Paul Driessen 13 min Part of London International Animation Festival * Locally classified Barbican offer the best new film releases alongside a unique programme of special seasons and events